Australia’s LNG industry is under threat

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Brisbane—A combination of new supply sources and rising costs at home could mean Australia’s burgeoning LNG sector losing ground to new players, several speakers at an oil industry conference in Brisbane warned this week. On May 26 the chief executive of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, David Byers, cautioned that Australia’s next A$100 billion ($96 billion) worth of LNG projects might be built elsewhere unless costs can be reduced.